Each year a lot of people try their best to turn others off from celebrating the birth of Christ on December 25th, using reasons such as it being winter and all; being a pagan holiday; Christ said celebrate His death and not His birth, etc etc.
Besides the obvious calendar errors as evidenced by the 40 or more calendars used by different cultures and Luke 2: 10-11 which speaks to the "tidings of great joy" , I see the Christmas season with its proliferation of Jesus songs and movies as an opportunity for reaching those who would not normally see Jesus as the son of God , as a time of family reunions, and certainly not as an excuse for deviating from our Christian faith.
The issue of Santa Claus is a non issue as no serious person really believes in Santa, or the Easter Bunny or any other fictitious character brought to life by the fertile imaginations of successful story tellers.
If we falter because of the excesses of others whether at Christmas or at any other festival then we will have failed in our mission to win souls to Christ.
As a Pastor recently said , it's about an event not about a day; It's an opportunity to be truly a beacon of light to others. Remind them with love and humility of the reason for the season. This incidentally is only my experience and is not meant to change the opinion of others.
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